Best Tasting Animal?
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Ammo Smith
- Feb 27, 2006
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It's hard to narrow it down to just one from the game animals I have eaten, but this is my best shot at it.
Pronghorn antelope / elk : tie for BEST - They both are just fantastic. I might hedge towards antelope as being number one if I had to.
Bighorn sheep - I have only had a small amount but it was excellent.
Black bear - It has been excellent eating. Very mild and tasty.
Bison - I had a friend get a bison and the meat was excellent. I really liked it.
Mountain lion - It was excellent and mild flavored. I've had steak and sausage from a mountain lion.
Mule deer and whitetail deer - Both are very good and I like eating them.
Moose - What I have eaten was okay but not great in my book. I've had moose off of I think 3 different animals that friends killed.
Pronghorn antelope / elk : tie for BEST - They both are just fantastic. I might hedge towards antelope as being number one if I had to.
Bighorn sheep - I have only had a small amount but it was excellent.
Black bear - It has been excellent eating. Very mild and tasty.
Bison - I had a friend get a bison and the meat was excellent. I really liked it.
Mountain lion - It was excellent and mild flavored. I've had steak and sausage from a mountain lion.
Mule deer and whitetail deer - Both are very good and I like eating them.
Moose - What I have eaten was okay but not great in my book. I've had moose off of I think 3 different animals that friends killed.
Blkram
Handloader
- Nov 25, 2013
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The best tasting deer I ever shot was a mulie-whitetail hybrid that was living in the alfalfa fields...no gaminess whatsoever!
Hunter26
Handloader
- Jul 10, 2024
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Dang, I havent eaten near as many different animals as most of y'all.
For me, any kind of deer I love but mostly eat whitetail. Also wood duck is amazing.
For me, any kind of deer I love but mostly eat whitetail. Also wood duck is amazing.
TEXASforLIFE
Handloader
- May 24, 2020
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QUAIL
YakubaSlava36
Beginner
- May 11, 2026
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Now I want to eat
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salmonchaser
Ammo Smith
- Dec 13, 2013
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Moose is my favorite, followed by elk.
Charlie-NY
Handloader
- Mar 11, 2005
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My wife makes a fantastic wild boar roast and moose roasts. Not much better that I've taken.
Teknys
Handloader
- Jan 14, 2008
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Red meat = Elk
Fish = Spring Chinook, Dugeness Crab and Halibut
When I lived in Western WA I would invite friends over for fresh Dungeness Crab in the cooker and Elk burgers on the bbq. It doesn’t get much better !
Fish = Spring Chinook, Dugeness Crab and Halibut
When I lived in Western WA I would invite friends over for fresh Dungeness Crab in the cooker and Elk burgers on the bbq. It doesn’t get much better !
salmonchaser
Ammo Smith
- Dec 13, 2013
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I hosted choir practice following our swat training days. Salmon and/ or steelhead and elk. Twice a month. The salmon part was easy as even before I retired I would take a months leave (accumulated comp time) and go guide in Alaska. Mostly I would bring sockeye home. In the spring, when the dog woods bloom, I would take some of my team mates down to the Columbia, near Longview, to fish for Springers. Nothing better.
